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| browser | A software application that allows a user to interact with text, images, videos, music, and other digital information on the Internet. |
| cloud computing | Relying on web applications for services powered by many geographically distributed computers. Everyday online activities powered by cloud computing include emailing via websites like Gmail, reading news websites, listening to music or watching video via websites and web apps like YouTube, |
| dot-com crash | The end of the “dot-com bubble,” which lasted from 1995 to 2001. The dot-com bubble was when the Internet economy rapidly expanded because of its newness. |
| e-commerce | Electronic commerce, which is the buying and selling of products or services over the Internet or through a network. |
| File Transfer Protocol (FTP) | A commonly used convention that transfers data from one computer to another over the Internet or through a network. |
| hyperlink | A reference or navigation element in a document that can be clicked on to reach other related information. |
| hypertext | “Hot” or active areas on a web page that present other, related information when the user clicks or hovers on them. Often a bubble with additional information will appear when the user hovers over the text with the mouse cursor. |
| mobile app | An application written to be run on a mobile device. Such applications may or may not need an Internet connection to work. |
| mobile browser | A web browser designed for use on a mobile device such as a mobile phone or a PDA. Also called a microbrowser, a minibrowser, or a wireless Internet browser (WIB). |
| mobile development | The development of mobile software applications designed to run on mobile-based devices such as smartphones, PDAs, and handheld computers. This differs from mobile websites, which are websites developed to be seen on a mobile phone, in a mobile web browser. |
| protocol | A standardized method by which data and/or documents are transferred. |
| search engine | A website that specializes in making it easy to find information on a topic anywhere on the Internet. |
| server | Hardware that houses an application program that accepts digital connections and responds to them. |
| social network | A social structure made of individuals or organizations tied by common interests. Social networking sites are Internet-based websites that form a community of users who share thoughts, interests, pictures, videos, and interactions. |
| text messaging | Also known as texting, refers to the exchange of brief written messages between mobile phones over cellular networks. While the term most often refers to messages sent using the Short Message Service (SMS), it has been extended to include messages containing image, video, and sound content (known as MMS messages). Individual messages are referred to as text messages or texts. |
| URL (Uniform Resource Locator) | The address of a specific website or file on the Internet. A URL cannot have spaces or certain other special characters and uses forward slashes to denote different directories. Example: http://www.google.com. |
| Web 2.0 | The second generation of web technology, after the dot-com crash, which emphasizes the community-building features of the web, such as social networking sites, blogs, and wikis. It also features real-time feedback and functionality on the web page without requiring the page to reload. |
| web apps | Web applications, which are software programs that are delivered via a web browser. Examples: online games, online photo editors, or webbased services like Google Maps, Twitter, Amazon, YouTube, or Facebook. |
| weblog | A journal or commentary website, usually devoted to a particular person, community, or topic, that allows individuals to respond to what has been written by posting comments. Also referred to as a blog. |
| World Wide Web | Abbreviated as www, and also called the web, it is a system of interlinked hypertext pages and networked computers. |
| World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | The international organization that sets the standards for the World Wide Web. |
